Do you think because a drug doesn’t require a prescription that it cannot become an abuse problem? Sadly, if you go to teen sites or different social networking sites, many teens will brag about which over the counter drugs they take to get high. It’s been in the news that people go to drug stores to [...]

Now, teenage drug addiction bothers many parents, for drug abuse is harmful and teenagers are likely to get into addiction. Since adolescence is a period of transition and growing up, teenagers are curious about any new things and they are easy to experiments. When parents realize that their children have drug problems and must find [...]

It’s official, teen girls now have more problems with drug and alcohol abuse than do teen boys; and they more than likely are using drugs or alcohol for completely different reasons. Additionally, because they don’t often show the same type of behavioral disturbances as do teen boy substance abusers, girls often continue to use for [...]

When a family is dealing with drug addiction, everyone is affected. Having an addict in the family can put stress and strain on all relationships as well as the family dynamics. The addiction causes pain, frustration, and anger in all members involved. Because it does affect everyone, the need for family therapy is so important. [...]